[5.x]: Invalid section ID when applying the project config

[MoritzLost]

What happened?

Description

I'm getting an error when applying the project config in a particular branch. I can't reliably reproduce the error yet, but it's happened multiple times in this specific branch.

I have a branch that adds some sections, entry types and fields. Last time I worked on it, I created some entries to test with. Then I went back to another branch and applied the config, so all those sections, entry types and test entries were (soft-)deleted. Now when I go back to the to branch and run php craft up, I quickly get this error:

❯ php craft up
Checking for pending Craft and plugin migrations ...
No new migrations found. Your system is up to date.

Applying changes from your project config files ...
- updating dateModified ... done
- adding entryTypes.45b0f636-480b-4bc2-b8f0-0beb66debd75.fieldLayouts.ffba8421-71c0-4967-a483-ec914c319518.tabs.0.elements.4.elementCondition.conditionRules.0 ... 
  - adding meta.__names__.45b0f636-480b-4bc2-b8f0-0beb66debd75 ... done
  - adding entryTypes.45b0f636-480b-4bc2-b8f0-0beb66debd75 ... 
    - adding meta.__names__.2117db37-8708-4ac7-a076-e3b27d1ac7c8 ... done
    - adding fields.2117db37-8708-4ac7-a076-e3b27d1ac7c8 ... done
    - adding meta.__names__.a493df13-b10f-45d8-a048-cd2e6cf91d83 ... done
    - adding fields.a493df13-b10f-45d8-a048-cd2e6cf91d83 ... done
error: Invalid section ID: 18

When I run php craft up again after this, the command says the system is up to date, but deletes all the new config entities from the config folder:

❯ git status
// …

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
        deleted:    config/project/entryTypes/bulletin_board--45b0f636-480b-4bc2-b8f0-0beb66debd75.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/entryTypes/bulletin_board_post--29bd856c-c0e2-4b07-83aa-0c30dc6acd8e.yaml
        modified:   config/project/project.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/routes/aaea878b-29df-4b75-ad8c-1c48430a63b9.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/routes/dc9dbc5a-4b5e-4228-a69d-ba4b93790f1c.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/routes/f3ca972e-536c-4d13-a744-b01828e7e331.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/sections/bulletin_board--c1b6392f-ad9e-4f3e-aad3-e8c25b5f6724.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/sections/posts--e1809aab-fd36-4ede-9314-49732237fa5a.yaml
        deleted:    config/project/users/groups/member--4ea16709-ea56-4dd8-9008-ca3f98710a0f.yaml

Here's the stacktrace from the console log:

2024-09-24 16:21:13 [console.ERROR] [yii\base\InvalidConfigException] yii\base\InvalidConfigException: Invalid section ID: 18 in /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/Entry.php:1337
Stack trace:
#0 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/Entry.php(920): craft\elements\Entry->getSection()
#1 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/ElementHelper.php(315): craft\elements\Entry->getSupportedSites()
#2 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Elements.php(2581): craft\helpers\ElementHelper::supportedSitesForElement(Object(craft\elements\Entry))
#3 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Entries.php(1464): craft\services\Elements->restoreElements(Array)
#4 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/ApplicationTrait.php(1829): craft\services\Entries->handleChangedEntryType(Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#5 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/ProjectConfig.php(1179): craft\console\Application->craft\base\{closure}(Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#6 [internal function]: craft\services\ProjectConfig->handleChangeEvent(Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#7 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(641): call_user_func(Array, Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#8 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/models/ProjectConfigData.php(82): yii\base\Component->trigger('addItem', Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#9 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/ProjectConfig.php(1169): craft\models\ProjectConfigData->commitChanges(NULL, Array, 'entryTypes.45b0...')
#10 [internal function]: craft\services\ProjectConfig->handleChangeEvent(Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#11 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(641): call_user_func(Array, Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#12 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/models/ProjectConfigData.php(82): yii\base\Component->trigger('addItem', Object(craft\events\ConfigEvent))
#13 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/ProjectConfig.php(1289): craft\models\ProjectConfigData->commitChanges(NULL, Array, 'entryTypes.45b0...', true, NULL, true)
#14 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/ProjectConfig.php(1311): craft\services\ProjectConfig->craft\services\{closure}('entryTypes.45b0...', true)
#15 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/ProjectConfig.php(627): craft\services\ProjectConfig->_applyChanges(Array, Object(craft\models\ProjectConfigData), Object(craft\models\ReadOnlyProjectConfigData))
#16 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/controllers/ProjectConfigController.php(328): craft\services\ProjectConfig->applyExternalChanges()
#17 [internal function]: craft\console\controllers\ProjectConfigController->actionApply()
#18 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/InlineAction.php(57): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#19 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Controller.php(178): yii\base\InlineAction->runWithParams(Array)
#20 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Controller.php(180): yii\base\Controller->runAction('apply', Array)
#21 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/ControllerTrait.php(89): yii\console\Controller->runAction('apply', Array)
#22 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Controller.php(216): craft\console\Controller->traitRunAction('apply', Array)
#23 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(552): craft\console\Controller->runAction('apply', Array)
#24 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(180): yii\base\Module->runAction('project-config/...', Array)
#25 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(91): yii\console\Application->runAction('project-config/...', Array)
#26 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Controller.php(212): craft\console\Application->runAction('project-config/...', Array)
#27 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Controller.php(207): yii\base\Controller->run('project-config/...', Array)
#28 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/controllers/UpController.php(76): craft\console\Controller->run('project-config/...')
#29 [internal function]: craft\console\controllers\UpController->actionIndex()
#30 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/InlineAction.php(57): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#31 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Controller.php(178): yii\base\InlineAction->runWithParams(Array)
#32 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Controller.php(180): yii\base\Controller->runAction('', Array)
#33 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/ControllerTrait.php(89): yii\console\Controller->runAction('', Array)
#34 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Controller.php(216): craft\console\Controller->traitRunAction('', Array)
#35 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(552): craft\console\Controller->runAction('', Array)
#36 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(180): yii\base\Module->runAction('up', Array)
#37 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(91): yii\console\Application->runAction('up', Array)
#38 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(147): craft\console\Application->runAction('up', Array)
#39 /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(122): yii\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
#40 /path/to/project/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(384): craft\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
#41 /path/to/project/craft(12): yii\base\Application->run()
#42 {main} {"memory":36301344,"exception":"[object] (yii\\base\\InvalidConfigException(code: 0): Invalid section ID: 18 at /path/to/project/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/Entry.php:1337)"} 

Looks like it's trying to restore the previously created entries, but fails because the section doesn't exist (yet)?

I tried running gc/run to delete all trashes and soft-deleted entries, after that I can switch branches and apply the config without getting this error. So most likely it's related to those soft-deleted entries?

Craft CMS version

5.4.4

PHP version

8.3

Operating system and version

OS X

Database type and version

MySQL 8

Image driver and version

No response

Installed plugins and versions

No response

[brandonkelly]

Thanks for reporting that! Fixed for the next release.

[brandonkelly]

Craft 5.4.6 is out with that fix. Thanks again!